Naismith got a predictably hostile reception back at Ibrox for the first time since leaving when the former set-up ran into financial problems.

“I probably expected it,” he told the Glasgow Evening Times. “It wasn’t the first time I’ve been booed and jeered for every touch in a stadium, or when I’m out and about, so it was no different.

“I had the wife and kids shouting and bawling at me all week.

“To be honest, it didn’t matter at all.

“You get used to it and the guys who retaliate are probably the ones it gets to, but I don’t bother.

“It was disappointing, especially for the younger boys. I remember when I first starting out at Kilmarnock and going there - it is a daunting place and you want to Rangers on the back foot and get into the game but we never really got that.

“For us, in possession we weren’t really good enough all day and that gave Rangers a lift and they had wave after wave of attack at points in the game.”

• Another of City’s loan contingent, Todd Cantwell, had a memorable weekend with his first professional goal on loan at Dutch second division club Fortuna Sittard.

The attacking midfielder opened the scoring in Friday’s game at NEC but Arnaut Groeneveld equalised for the hosts.